A61B 9/00
Instruments for examination by percussion
Official title: Instruments for examination by percussion; Pleximeters
A61B9/00 (Instruments for examination by percussion) appears on 102 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 98
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 198
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-device health parameter monitoring systems, methods, and devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,368 B2GS-HealthMatrix, LLC
- Systems, methods, and devices with sensors having multiple detection signal types18 Aug 2026US 12,708,325 B2GS-HealthMatrix, LLC
- Reflex hammer with sensors9 Jun 2026US 12,648,763 B2Vade Mecum LLC
- Method and device for measuring or determining at least one biomechanical parameter of soft biological tissues25 Nov 2025US 12,478,317 B2University of Tartu
- Imaging-based reflex measurements for sedation depth monitoring16 Sep 2025US 12,414,737 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Determination of structural characteristics of an object31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244217 A1Perimetrics, LLC
- Reflex hammer with sensors5 Jun 2025US 2025/0176949 A1Vade Mecum LLC
- Determination of structural characteristics of an object22 May 2025US 2025/0164368 A1Perimetrics, LLC
- Elastic head reflex hammer8 May 2025US 2025/0143677 A1
- Differential density system for mechanical devices1 May 2025US 2025/0135617 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for mechanical stimulation of nerves217US 4,759,377 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1988
- Vibrational analysis of bones83US 5,368,044 AThe Adelaide Bone and Joint Research Foundation, Inc. · 1994
- Acoustic impulse respirometer and method77US 5,588,439 ANellcor Incorporated · 1996
- Apparatus for determining the dynamic biomechanical characteristics of a musculoskeletal structure and for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders66US 5,656,017 AActivator Methods, Inc. · 1997
- Method and apparatus for determining bone density and diagnosing osteoporosis66US 5,836,876 AWashington University · 1998